March Down to Jordan (from the album “My Lord What a Mornin”, 1960) Songtext
von Harry Belafonte

You gotta march down, march on down
You gotta march down to Jordan and wash your sins away
You gotta march down, march on down
You gotta march down to Jordan, Hallelujah (Hallelujah))
You gotta march down, march on down
You gotta march down to Jordan Hallelujah (Hallelujah)

Oh, where you going, my sisters?
Where you going now?
Oh, we′ll be going on down to the river Jordan
Gonna wash our sins away

Well, you better march down, march on down
You gotta march down to Jordan, Hallelujah
You gotta march down, march on down
You gotta march down to Jordan, Hallelujah (Hallelujah)

Oh, where you going, my brothers?
Where you going now?
Oh, where we're going, on down to the river Jordan
Gonna wash our sins away


Well, you better march down, march on down
You gotta march down to Jordan, Hallelujah (Hallelujah)

Have you heard of that city?
They say it′s built four square
He said he wanted his people
I will meet him over there

Yes, you better march down, march on down
You gotta march down to Jordan, Hallelujah (Hallelujah)

Oh, where are you going, my leader?
Where are you going now?
Well, I'm going on down to the river Jordan
Gonna wash my sins away

You better march down, march on down
March on down to the river Jordan
And wash my sins away
Hallelujah
You gotta march down, march down
You gotta march down to Jordan, Hallelujah


You gotta march down, march on down
You gotta march down to Jordan, Hallelujah
You gotta march on down to the river Jordan and wash your sins away
Yes, you gotta march on down to the river Jordan and wash your sins away

You gotta march to the river
And wash your sins away
Won't you join me?
Wash yourself in the River Jordan
Hallelujah

Now I got shoes and you got shoes
All of God′s children got shoes
March on down to the river Jordan and wash our sins away
Gotta march on down to the river Jordan and wash your sins away
Gotta march on down to the river Jordan and wash your sins away
Gotta march on down to the river Jordan, Hallelujah